OUR MISSION: To fulfill President Lincoln's promise - "To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan" - by serving and honoring the men and women who are America's Veterans. How would you like to become a part of a team providing compassionate care to Veterans?

Duties

The Nurse Educator is a Registered Nurse who is responsible for coordinating, conducting, and monitoring New Employee Orientation for new Patient Care Services employees. The incumbent coordinates, oversees, and evaluates the onboarding process and training program for nursing students, agency personnel, and military trainees. The incumbent also serves as an Agent in Place (AIP) with VHA Employee Education System to serve as a Field Accreditation Educational Planner for course accreditation, training and monitoring. The Nurse Educator functions include but are not limited to: Co-coordinating and conducting all aspects of New Employee Orientation for nursing staff. Serving as mentor and/or preceptor. Monitoring assigned new employees to ensure an effective transition to assigned unit/department. Collaborating with leadership to ensure an employee receives required learning experiences and/or address any educational needs. In conjunction with nurse manager, ensuring all centralized competencies are complete prior to the conclusion of new employee orientation. Onboarding nursing students, agency personnel and military trainees. Providing oversight for the nurse trainee program including coordinating with affiliated trainee programs and evaluation of the program for continuous improvement. Coordinating and implementing a process to develop education materials/course instruction including assessment, planning (objectives, content) implementation and evaluation tools appropriate for target audiences of varying levels and licensure enabling planning and completion of Medical Center Education objectives in a timely manner. Supporting programs and conferences at the local, VISN and National level resulting in successful delivery and administration of conferences at the Medical Center. Identifying outcome measures and implements programmatic steps and processes for education programs including benchmarking, quality indicators, performance measures and report cards. Preparing clear, relevant, and easily understood education and impact reports as required by local, VISN, National and Regulatory Agencies. Collaborating with interdisciplinary leadership to develop educational offerings that reflect skill as a change agent to support performance improvement. Consulting interdisciplinary leadership to identify, plan and provide education to Medical Center employees across service lines. Supporting evidenced based practice and research through the creation and presentation of materials that support the integration, facilitation, and application of current practice in the delivery of care. Maintains attendance records and monitors completion of student learning activities. As Field Accreditation Specialists/Agent in Place, acts as a liaison between Designated Learning Officer (DLO), Facility/VISN planning committee & Employee Education System Accreditation unit. Collaborates with DLO to assure strategic alignment of educational activities and establish clear guidelines for planning committees re: program documentation timelines/deadlines. Demonstrates proficiency in utilization of Microsoft Office products and various equipment used in presentation and teaching. Performing other duties as assigned for programmatic education/training for Medical Center Education in support of Medical Center employees. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Work Schedule: Potential day shift, Monday-Friday with ranging hours 6:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Specific schedule to be determined upon selection. Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required. Physical Requirements: The population of male and female Veterans served ranges from the adult, age 18, to the elderly adult, age 65 and over. This position requires visual acuity, keen hearing, clear distinctive speech, and manual dexterity. This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking, standing, stooping, sitting, bending, pulling, and pushing. Transferring patients and objects may be required. The incumbent may be exposed to infected patients and contaminated materials and may be required to don protective clothing in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures. The incumbent may occasionally be exposed to patients who are combative secondary to delirium, dementia, or psychiatric disorders. The incumbent must be a mature, flexible, sensible individual capable of working effectively in stressful situations, able to shift priorities based on patient needs.

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The approving official may authorize a waiver of the requirement for ACEN or CCNE accreditation of any degree in nursing provided the college or university has regional accreditation from an accrediting body recognized by the Department of Education at the time of the candidate's graduation and the composite qualifications of the applicant warrant such consideration. In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement of graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. OR The completion of coursework equivalent to a nursing degree in a MSN Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration constitutes the completion of an approved course of study of professional nursing. Students should submit the certificate of professional nursing to sit for the NCLEX to the VA along with a copy of the MSN transcript. (Reference VA Handbook 5005, Appendix G6) OR In cases of graduates of foreign schools of professional nursing, possession of a current, full, active and unrestricted registration will meet the requirement for graduation from an approved school of professional nursing. Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia. Preferred Experience: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing Collaboration graduates preferred. Grade Determinations: The following criteria must be met in determining the grade assignment of candidates, and if appropriate, the level within a grade: Nurse I Level I - An Associate Degree (ADN) or Diploma in Nursing, with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse I Level II - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 1 year of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a bachelor's degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience; OR a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) with no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse I Level III - An ADN or Diploma in Nursing and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR an ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a BSN with approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing (MSN) or related field with a BSN and no additional nursing practice/experience. Nurse II - A BSN with approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR ADN or Diploma in Nursing and a Bachelor's degree in a related field and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Master's degree in nursing or related field with a BSN and approximately 1-2 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree in nursing or meets basic requirements for appointment and has doctoral degree in a related field with no additional nursing practice/experience required. Nurse III - Master's degree in nursing or related field with BSN and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience; OR a Doctoral degree and approximately 2-3 years of nursing practice/experience. Note regarding MSN degrees: If your MSN was obtained via a Bridge Program that qualifies for professional nursing registration, a BSN is not required. Reference: VA Regulations, specifically VA Handbook 5005, Part II, Appendix G-6 Nurse Qualification Standard. This can be found in the local Human Resources Office.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Corporal Michael J Crescenz Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center 3900 Woodland Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19104 US
• Name: Christopher Schaeffer
• Phone: (717) 272-6621 X5373
• Email: [email protected]